Basic Linux Commands

Using Linux cp command
to copy Linux files and
copy directory .

The Linux cp command usually use to copy file
and copy directory
in Linux operating system. The cp command also can be use to make
an link to other file in the system. The execution of cp command and all of the
example below tested using bash
shell on Linux Fedora Core operating system.

This article demonstrate step
by step procedure on
how to use Linux cp command to:

Monitoring and display
disk space usage using df command.

Get and display the file
size and the directory size using du command.

The du command ( disk
usage ) gather and summarize about how much your disk
space being used by your file and the disk space being use by directory in the Linux system
The du command can be use to find the size of file and the size of
directory in Linux system. The example below show the step to use
the du command to get the size of file and the size of directory in
Linux Fedora Core system.

Step by step example to change login
shell using Linux chsh command.

Using Linux chsh command on the bash shell command prompt to change
login shell on Linux fedora core with example. The article
below show the step by step procedure to change shell for user on Linux
Fedora Core operating system.

Make and using
hidden directory with mkdir command on Linux Fedora Core operating
system. The hidden directory or
file in Linux system begin with '.' (dot)
in front of their filename.
The example below show step by step process of creating hidden
directory in Linux Fedora Core system.

Step by step using Linux pwd command to print current
working directory on you Linux shell.

Pwd is the basic command
that can be useful to find out where you are in the linux system ( your
current directory path), this simple example the step to use Linux pwd
command on the bash shell command prompt to print current working
directory on Linux fedora core system.

Remove directory.

Step by step using Shred command to delete
remove files more securely.

Securely remove
files on Linux system with shred command. The shred command is used
to shred Linux files so that the files cannot be recover. This
article show the step by step process on remove file from the system
using shred command.